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Cakes and Sewage Just Don't Mix
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 1:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader Member of Parliament for Northland 15 MARCH 2017 CAKES AND SEWAGE JUST DON’T MIX More >>
BNZ’s Downsizing a Blow for Northland
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 12:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
The planned closure of the BNZ branch in Paihia and reduction in hours at Dargaville and Kaikohe branches is another example of a foreign corporate’s indifference to small town New Zealand, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament ... More >>
National’s Tourism ‘Peanuts’ Way Short of $1.4B Needed
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 12:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
Yet again National is throwing only peanuts to councils trying to pay for urgently needed infrastructure to cope with huge numbers of tourists, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament, Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Minister Telling Fibs Over Water Policy
Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 3:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
Environment Minister Nick Smith told fibs about New Zealand First’s policy on water exports in Parliament today. More >>
Government Stalls Mānuka Standard (Again)
Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 11:56 am | New Zealand First Party
National’s complete mishandling of the permanent mānuka honey standard could end up costing people their jobs, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
National Sell Off to Foreigners Hits a High
Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 10:36 am | New Zealand First Party
Sales of land to foreign owners went through the roof last year under a National government that doesn’t give a hoot about our future, says New Zealand First. More >>
Fraudsters's Victims Deserve Justice
Friday, 10 March 2017, 4:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
Three staff who worked at the Ministry of Transport who lost their jobs during a restructure need a public explanation. More >>
New Zealand First Renews Commonwealth Trade Deal Call
Friday, 10 March 2017, 4:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
Having already called for Closer Commonwealth Economic Relations in February 2016 , New Zealand First is calling for the government to get it done. More >>
Advert for Job Favouring Chinese Pulled
Friday, 10 March 2017, 4:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
The TradeMe advertisement requiring a fluent Chinese speaker in an Opotiki service station, highlighted in a New Zealand First press statement released earlier today , has been pulled down, says New Zealand First Leader and MP for Northland Rt Hon ... More >>
King Tuheitia Should Be Left Above Maori Party Politics
Friday, 10 March 2017, 4:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
It’s sad to see Maori King Tuheitia being manipulated to endorse a political candidate, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
National Bowing to Pressure From China Over Food Labels
Friday, 10 March 2017, 3:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
Pressure from China is preventing New Zealand from adopting “Country of Origin” labels on food, says New Zealand First Primary Industries Spokesperson Richard Prosser. More >>
Employer Trying to Sideline Kiwi Workers
Friday, 10 March 2017, 10:47 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader Member of Parliament for Northland 10 MARCH 2017 Employer Trying to Sideline Kiwi Workers More >>
"...keep the promises you’ve made before making new ones"
Friday, 10 March 2017, 10:14 am | New Zealand First Party
Jane Austen could have been speaking about New Zealand politics when in Pride & Prejudice she wrote of the two leading male characters, Mr Darcy and Mr Wickham: "One has all the goodness and the other all the appearance of it". More >>
NZ Taking in Pet Groomers And Unemployed as New Residents
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 3:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
National’s immigration policy is so limp and weak, New Zealand is accepting pet groomers and the unemployed as new residents, says New Zealand First Deputy Leader, Ron Mark. More >>
Bill Picks up School Drop Outs And Makes Them Work Ready
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 12:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First’s Youth Employment, Training and Education Bill, drawn from the members’ bill ballot today, aims to help 90,000 school drop outs who are languishing on the unemployment benefit. More >>
PM Worsens Finances for Holders of Overseas Pensions
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 9:04 am | New Zealand First Party
The Prime Minister has seriously worsened the finances of a group of Kiwis and migrants who have overseas pensions, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
National Government Making It Impossible for Rape Crisis
Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 3:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
Darroch Ball MP Spokesperson for Social Development 8 MARCH 2017 National Government Making It Impossible for Rape Crisis More >>
Ball in Bennett’s Court to Fix Pay Gap
Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 2:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
8 MARCH 2017 BALL IN BENNETT’S COURT TO FIX PAY GAP Fixing the pay gap between men and women rests on Minister for Women Paula Bennett’s shoulders – she has to lead the way in the Public Service, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland ... More >>
PM Suffering Memory Fade Over National’s Super Back Flips
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 4:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
National’s record of back flips over NZ Superannuation show they cannot be trusted and that won’t change with Prime Minister Bill English’s plan to increase the age of eligibility to 67, says New Zealand First leader and Northland Member of Parliament, ... More >>
NZ First to Move Superannuation Bill in Parliament Today
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 2:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
NZ First will today ask Parliament to back its bill which increases the residency rules around NZ Superannuation from the current 10 years to 25 years. More >>
